Happy draft day. 2026 NBA Draft. My Celtics-slanted big board for BSJ. Get to know Boston’s options: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/06/23/n...

Giannis is going to the Heat. And now, it feels like the Celtics are in the danger zone. A Jaylen Brown danger zone. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/06/23/r...

New Celtics NBA draft scouting article. Three guards: Sergio De Larrea Christian Anderson Meleek Thomas Full report here, as well as an update to my Celtics big board rankings for pick No. 27: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/06/12/s...

How do the celtics get back to championship level ball? We ponder this and more questions with @jacksimone.bsky.social on the latest @havlicekstoleit.bsky.social

This week, we sat down with How Bout Them Celtics cohost @jacksimone.bsky.social to talk through what a modern NBA contender looks like -- and how Boston can get back to being one.

This week, we sat down with How Bout Them Celtics cohost @jacksimone.bsky.social to talk through what a modern NBA contender looks like -- and how Boston can get back to being one.

The Derrick White trade was one of the most successful in recent Celtics memory. And it came out of nowhere. An already-solid player blossomed into a star role player when placed in the right situation. Boston needs to replicate that. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/06/08/t...

New batch of Celtics 2026 NBA Draft scouting: Zuby Ejiofor Hannes Steinbach Koa Peat Full scouting report here, including my first running Celtics big board for this year's draft: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/06/05/s...

First batch of Celtics 2026 NBA Draft scouting. I've been watching two full games of every prospect and sharing my thoughts. The first three: UConn's Tarris Reed Jr. North Carolina's Henri Veesaar Houston's Chris Cenac Full scouting reports here: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/29/s...

Joe Mazzulla just won Coach of the Year This is why he deserves it: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/26/j...

All-NBA Second team Jaylen Brown www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/24/j...

New NBA notebook for BSJ - New Giannis-Celtics smoke - Conference finals thoughts - Blazers layoffs - New draft lottery proposal - All-Defense teams www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/23/n...

Victor Wembanyama may force the Celtics into more drastic measures than they had hoped for www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/19/s...

Joe Mazzulla isn’t perfect, but that doesn’t mean the Celtics should fire him. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/17/s...

NEW: Brad Stevens said a lot today, but it all came together to deliver the same message: The Celtics aren't good enough. They need more. My thoughts below: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/06/s...

As quickly as the Celtics transformed into a title contender, they were gone. Now? A summer of potential solutions to a seven-game problem that followed an 82-game success story. And to be clear, both of those truths can co-exist. They do co-exist. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/03/s...

Jayson Tatum: "My recovery and comeback was going so well that, how it ended, I didn't think it was going to end that way. Not necessarily regret, but just unfortunate... For it to end the way it did was a tough pill to swallow."

It wasn't Game 7. It was the fact that there even was a Game 7. The effort arrived too late, and the shooting never arrived at all. Season over for the Celtics. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/03/s...

The Celtics’ Hero Among Us tonight: Dr. Ben Kann Rushed to help a teen who had sustained serious injuries in a moped accident. Controlled the bleeding and stabilized the teen until help arrived.

Celtics starting 5 for Game 7 tonight: Derrick White Jaylen Brown Ron Harper Jr. Baylor Scheierman Luka Garza

Jayson Tatum is OUT for Game 7 vs. the 76ers, per Celtics PR.

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Jayson Tatum is questionable to play in Game 7 va. the 76ers with left knee stiffness, per Celtics PR.

Jayson Tatum is not on the Celtics' injury report for Game 7 vs. the 76ers, per PR. A clean bill of health for Boston.

The Celtics’ bench unit brought an undeniable effort to the court in the fourth quarter of Game 6. Exactly the type of effort that made these Celtics who they are. So, why not see more of it? www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/01/t...

The Celtics never made it to Philadelphia. The team that showed up in Game 6 is not the one that made headlines all year for hustle and a winning mentality. Right now, that team is lost. And if it’s not found by Saturday night, it will be gone for good. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/05/01/s...

Where there’s smoke, there’s fire. And Boston’s offense might as well have been Johnny Cash on Tuesday night. There was plenty of fire to go around. www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/29/s...

The Celtics’ Heroes Among Us tonight: Ella’s Army Erin and Dennis O’Donnell founded Ella’s Army to honor their daughter, Ella, who passed away from brain cancer at age 10. The charity has raised over $130,000 to support Children’s Hospital families.

NEW STORY: Celtics fans took over Philly on Sunday. 'We Want Boston' chants consumed the arena, mocking 76ers fans. “I like how our fans are petty," Walsh told me. "It's not like that everywhere else," Tatum said. Inside Boston's Game 4 takeover: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/27/s...

NEW STORY: After a Game 3 win in Philly, the Celtics sat stonefaced. Emotionless. Business as usual. And Baylor Scheierman laughed at me. Q: "How much confidence is in this locker room?" He laughed: "A lot." Full story on Boston's clutch gene: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/25/s...

Joe Mazzulla on VJ Edgecombe: "When he's at his best, he's a three-level scorer... He's gotten better and better throughout the year, and when he's at his best, they're a different team."

Nick Nurse on Joe Mazzulla: "These guys play incredibly hard. Their role players do their roles A++. That's coaching... I mean, obviously, he's done an excellent, excellent job this year with this crew... I think he's in the top three for the Coach of the Year award, and that's very much deserved."

Nick Nurse on what led to Joel Embiid being out tonight: "Just not ready. He's lifted some, he's got on court a bit, but we're still at two weeks and a day, I think. So, just not ready yet."

Ron Harper Jr. has been upgraded to available for Game 2 against the 76ers, per Celtics PR.

There are only so many adjustments the Celtics can prepare for. It's all about figuring it out on the fly.

The Celtics are stuck between two truths. A wire-balancing act between Games 1 and 2 vs. the 76ers. On the one hand, they need to learn from Game 1. On the other, the NBA is all about adjusting on the fly. More from practice about the Celtics' balance: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/20/c...

Ron Harper Jr. is probable for tomorrow’s Game 2 vs. the 76ers, per Celtics PR. Rest of the injury report is clear.

NEW STORY: The Celtics have been repeating the same phrases all year. That's because, for them, nothing has changed. As outside expectations shifted, Boston hid away in a fortress. In Game 1 vs. Philly, they sent a message to the outside world: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/19/s...

The Celtics’ Hero Among Us tonight: Ian Haffer Belmont Middle School basketball coach and physician Saw an opposing coach collapse. Ian rushed over, administered chess compressions and CPR. Revived the coach in time for paramedics to arrive.

NEW: How are the Celtics preparing for Tyrese Maxey and the 76ers? A practice clone, inside info, and Jaylen Brown’s leadership. And most of all, an internal focus. That and more here for BSJ: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/18/c...

NEW: How do you stop Tyrese Maxey? Or more aptly, how do you slow him down? What have the Celtics done so far? What’s worked? What hasn’t? Playoffs start Sunday. Quick Celtics-76ers film breakdown for BSJ: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/16/c...

NEW: The playoffs require a careful balance. Too intense? Pressure creates cracks. Too relaxed? Complacency. The Celtics hope to live in the middle. “You put on this Celtics jersey, we know [what] we're going for.” More from the first playoff practice: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/15/c...

NEW: Because of course they did. How did the 8-player Celtics, led by Baylor Scheierman, Luka Garza, and Ron Harper Jr., take down a Magic team fighting for its playoff life? Well, based on the rest of the year? Because of course they did. For BSJ: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/12/s...

The Celtics’ Hero Among Us tonight: Kobee Sherman Diagnosed with cancer, Sherman started the Midwest Miracles Foundation, committed to supporting pediatric cancer patients through basketball. He passed away in November of 2025. Family in attendance to receive the honor.

The Celtics’ Hero Among Us tonight: Tracy Skelly From Roslindale, Tracy founded The Little Cocoa Bean. Started as an at-home business and has since flourishes, creating nourishing spaces for new mothers and families. With the goal of advancing Black maternal health.

Jaylen Brown, Sam Hauser, and Neemias Queta are all available tonight vs. the Magic, per Celtics PR.

NEW: Basketball never looks the same. But it's up to the Celtics to read and react on the fly. In two straight games, they've done that. Strong closes washed away shaky starts. And in the playoffs, only results matter. More here for BSJ: www.bostonsportsjournal.com/2026/04/08/s...

The Celtics’ Hero Among Us tonight: Genesiz Gudiel Athletic Director at Charlestown High School. Helped reshape the school’s athletic culture, aiding including for students with and without disabilities. Honored on the Celtics’ Special Olympics theme night at TD Garden.

Brad Stevens: "I know that we can play, I've seen us rise and meet challenge, and I know that this team is looking forward to the next one... I'm going to continue to not put a ceiling on us."

Brad Stevens on Jayson Tatum's return: "It was a really well-thought-out process by Dr. O'Malley, and Nick Sang, and Phil Coles, and followed-to strictly by Jayson... It was pretty incredible to watch up close. I got a front-row seat to the whole thing."